Nebraska Newspapers

    THE OMAHA DAILY BE & FRIDAY. JANUARY 5 , 181)1. )
the temporary school funds on Imntl to the
tuto 8Utcrlnton < lent for apportionment , anil
then tlio iliniculty of the situation
became apparent , no way being open
by xvhldh the Interest on the warrants
could bo paid In regular somt-annual
Installments , to meet the requirements of
our common school system. Besldcsvh'9
nearly all the warrants had been Issued for
Bomo tlmo utiil Interest hod accrued on them
mid thcv wcro presented for payment in
such varied t'lmg. from a few cents to thou
sands of dol'nrs. that when payment was
Jtmdn on warrants with ticcrucd Interest , It
renulrccl the accounts to bo kept with two
different funds-payment on the principal
being made from the school land fund and
interest from the Bchool fund ( temporary ) ,
, to which the Interest would bo returned.
The iliniculty of computing and endorsing
the Interest and keeping the accounts was
almost insurmountable , therefore the plan
of Investment was abandoned. "
Trtril with Hotter Kcsnlli" .
Treasurer Sweet was succeeded by Henry
A. ICocnlg of Grand Island. The perplexing
problems of Intricate bookkeeping which so
appalled his predecessor hud no terrors for
the Grand Island llnancior. Ho commenced
to buv general fund warrants with the
money belonging to the pcrntqnciit school
fund , and his report of January 1 , ISiJ ,
Mmwod that up to that data ho had Invested
SIOO.MKMU In this manner. The Interest
saved to the state amounted to ? (5Ui ( : > .ll ) ,
which was paid out of the sinking fund Into
the temporary school fund. The policy of
buying warrants was continued , and treas
urer K'ocnlu's report for the fiscal year end
ing November HO. 187-1 , shows that for that
year ho had Invested $ S3IK0.10. Mr. Koo-
nljr's statement as to the oITcctsof the policy
differs very materially from the conclusions
of Treasurer Sweet , Ho said :
'In iiccordnnco with the resolution
adopted by tlio commissioners I. upon the
first day of February , commence payment of
general fund warrants from the permanent
school fund and at the same titno applying
the general fund , together with the amount
transferred from the sinking fund , In pay
ment of general fund warrants. I'ho result
of this has been that the school fund hns
been Invested in our own securities drawing
10 per cent Intercsr , the money thereby
kept in our own state , our warrants have
been kept from going begging on the market
and all of the old registered warrants Imvo
been paid. The interest upon these war
rants , as invested , should be paid semi-
nnnuall.v to the temporary school fund. This
can bo paid from ttio sinking fund , which
will bo BUfllcient to mcot the demand.
Mr. Koanlg's report on the above date
shows that the temporary school fund had
been augmented by i-'O.OJl.l'J Interest re
ceived on the cencral fund warrants bought
with the permanent school fund.
I'ri'siint Condition of tlm Fund.
The following statement , taken from the
books In the ori.'ce ' of the state treasurer ,
will show the investment of the permanent
school fund for the past decade. The llcuros
for that period are taken for the reason tlint
they better illustrate the manner in which
the Board of Educational Lands and Funds
has kept the Idle money of the ifutid in
vested for the benefit ot the public schools :
Cash balance on hand Decem
ber 1 , 1884 . -10,053.04
Receipts from December 1 , 1881 ,
to December 1.1802 . 1.905.009.90
Totiil . $2,010,003.03
Homls purchased for ( ho same
period . . . . 1,520,505.24
llalanco on hand December 1 ,
1802 . 8 490,398.39
Total amount of bunds on band
December 1,18(11 ( . 81,103,807.35
lionds ptiicliiiicd from December
1 , 18B4 , to November 30 , 1802. 1.521.575.00
Total . $2.025,442.35
linnds redeemed during tlio samu
period . 114.70.00
Total bonds bold December 1 ,
IBO'2 . 82,510,872.35
Since January 1 , 18' ) ! ! , no bonds have been
for the permanent school fund.
The receipts for the year have been compar
atively heavy , but the money has' been
allowed to accumulate In the hands of the
treasurer. Whcthnr the Board of Educa
tional .Lands and Fund jhus made an honest
oITurf.to Invest the immense amount of idle
cash "belonging to , this fund Is a matter
which will bo loft to it for an explanation.
The board Is nt present constituted. of the
following named ofllcials : Governor Crounso ,
Commisstonnorof Public Lands and Build
ings Humphrey , Secretary of State Allen ,
Attorney General Hustings and Treasurer
Burtloy.
Ono I'nlp'iblo Dllllculty.
It Is but fair to state , however , in this con
nection , that the amount of securities recog
nized by the board as proper and legal in
vestment for the permanent school fund
lias boon limited Uurinc the past year. Tlio
total amount of bonds issued of all classes
was but , SUTH.SOM. Of this Issue , 5110.137 was
issued by school districts , and the board is
debarred by constitutional provision from
purchasing this class of bonds. Of tlio re
maining amount , a largo proportion included
municipal bonds , which are likewise barred
by tlio constitution.
Siuna I yln Idle.
The following tabulated statement , taken
from the reports of ttio state treasurer ,
shows the amounts of idle money belonging
to the permanent school fund uninvested on
the 1st day of each month from August 1.
1801 , until December 31 , ISM :
Month 1801. Amount.
August . $437,402
September . , . 44:1402 :
October . 389,777
November . 3H4.J113
December. . , . , . 385,030
January. . ' . „ . 428,000
1'ulmiary. . . . ; . . - . 452.850
March . . . , , „ , . . . . . . 452,850
April . > . . 450.227
May . 100,030
Juno . . . . . 400,784
JulV . , . . r : . . . . 477,021
August. . 470,033
K'pt.embur . ; . . . 481,433
October. . . . , . . . , . 4H7.37H
November . 400,308
503,038
January . & 09.599
1-tMiniary . liB4B&7
Match . 027,001
April . ; . 040.400
Jlny . : . 092,203
" ' > . 725.772
July . 738.009
August. . 743,459
huptember . 752357
October . 752,045
Mivemlioi 77M ! : )
December 7aa,508
llrconilni ; it rriou * I'rulilu.n ,
„ Within two months thu payments Into
this fund. Judging from the receipts of dm
p.ist , will swell the amount of idle money
belonging to the permanent school fund to a
IL round tfl.UOO.COO. The Investment of so ex-
"
I" ' iraordliwryu sum of idle money may well
.otiirago the serious attention of every mem
ber of thn Board of Educational Lands and
Funds. It Uoortaln that the money cannot
bo Invested in bonds at the present time , or
lu iho near future. Hut ono resource is
open tu the board , ami that is tlm outstand
ing general fund warrants of the state.
The. legislature of ISlll passed a law re
quiring iho atnta treasurer to use uny Idle
funds belonging to the permanent school
lund lu the iiurcliaso of general fund war-
rantH , The law will Im found In .section
HSKI of Cobbe.v'sstatutcs and Ills us follows :
When nnv Htntu warrant Isiiuod In pursu
ance of mi appropriation nmdn by the legUlu-
turo nnd seciueil by tliu levy ot u tax fur its
jmynii'iil shall ho presented to thu state treas
urer fiirpaympiit and there shall not bo
muney In thu piopcr ( und to piy : ( .aid . warrant
SERIES FIVE
JANUARY 5. 1894.
I-I El 33 El EX
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Art Portfolio.
To secure tins superb souvenir
eciid cr brInt'slxcoiiK | > nsof U3 | |
M.TJC3 bearing different dates
M'lth ID cents In coin to
PORTFOLIO OEP'T ' , ,
Boo Ollloe , Omaha.
the state trofimrnr xlmll pay the amount dun
on said warrant from any funds In the state
treasury belonging to the permanent school
fund and shall hold mild warrant as an Invest
ment of imld fund , etc.
Novcr Olioynd thn Ijtir.
This law Is n dead letter , ns no pretense
has been made of following It * provisions
nlnce Its onauttucnt. It became a law while
J. K. Hill was state treasurer. Ho has Riven
hl.i reasons before a legislatlva committee
for his rufuaul to oho.v the law. Summarized ,
his reasons are as follows :
First , Hi-cause ho had i.o nutliorlly to pur-
luiioNiild warrants without a direct ordur
ram thn Hoard of F.diicaltoiml hands and
Funds , directing him to purcnaso xuch war
rants an might lie olTnred for Halo by the
holders thurrnf to the Hoard Of Educational
I.nniN anil Funds.
Second , llcuauiu statn warrant * were hold
nt u premium und no warrants were o ire red
for sale Uy tlio holders thereof to said hoard ;
and , lieeaiiMi a warrant presented fur pay
ment when there wax no money lu iho fund
against which It VIM drawn , was the property
of tlm li'ildor , and It was optional wltli him
whether ho would bull It or not , ut. I lie could
not ho compelled to necnpt payment from any
fund except that against which It was drawn.
Third , Because ( ho appropriation made by
tha legiMlalllru of IH'Jl exceeded tlio maximum
tux levy permitted hy law. and therefore the
wnrrants wurn not secured by u levy within
the muanlug of sccllon U of article vlll of thu
constitution , ptovldlng for the Investment of
thu permanent school fund.
Jfoiv a . .Mattinnr Controvrrsy.
Without here discussing the reasons ad
vanced by Treasurer Hill for the notion-
forcutnont of the law above quoted , It re
mains to bo said that the law has been
Ignored by the lio.ird of ICducatlonnl Lands
and l''unds , or by the troasurcr during thu
past i'onr. whou thera was no question of
the security of the warrants , OnAujusil ,
1SUI. : the state warrants wcro fully secured
t > y a lory of taxes. From that date until
some tlmo during the month of December
no effort wus made to coma to an agreement
ever ttio controversy between the
treasurer and the Hoard of Ed
ucational Lands und Funds. Then a
meeting of tha board was hold .and
the matter discussed. It .sectiis that while
the legislature was In session Treasurer
Hartley paid legislative warrants to the
members to the extent of nearly 8100,000.
Thcso warrants have remained in his vault
for nearly a year. In December , at the
meeting of the board , ho offered thesn war
rants for Bale to the permanent school fund.
This Bought about a discussion , lu which
Governor Crounso and ether members of the
board took tno grounds that under the law
tno treasurer needed uo direction nor cooperation
eration of the Hoard of Educational Lauds
and Funds lu the purchase of warrants , but
that ho wus roqutru by the law to make the
purchases himself. Upon the other hand
the tvensuror asserted that under the con
stitutional provisions the permanent school
fund could only bo invested by the Hoard of
Educational Lands and Funds. As uo agree
ment/was reached the board adjourned , with
the understanding thnta friendly suit would
Uo brought lo test ttio law. Although nearly
a month hns elapsed the friendly suit has
not yet buon arranged , but It Is promised
.vittilu a short time.
TriiHBurar Hartley' * Position.
To the representative of Tun HEE State
Treasurer Hartley has expressed himself
qulto freely in regard to the law. Ho in
sists that ho is ready to Invest the schoof
fund in warrants under the direction of the
Board of Educational Lands and Funds. Ho
Insists further that ha would bo held liable
upon his bonds If ho presumed to use the
tnoiioy for the purchase of warrants upon
his own responsibility.
The state treasurer states that ho has
made a further proposition to the board. He
is willing to assume tlio responsibility of
purchasing warrants with the school fund ,
provided that the Hoard of Educational
Lands and Funds at Its Hemi-mouthly meet
ings will purchase thorn from him aud thus
legalize , in bin own eyes at least , the pur
chase. Governor.Crouuso has objected tn
this proposal as being illegal , or at least in
expedient.
Thus the matter remains at the present
writing , but while the controversy Is drag
ging itself slowly along , the permanent
school fund is climbing up to-thc $1,000.000
mark , and the general warrants to the ex
tent of nearly another ! 1,000,0'JO are draw
ing Interest ut' the rate of 7 per cent per
annum *
1I.IU A (1UOI ) ItKCUltlt.
JiuncJ Allen , Who Salclitod Clirlslmns In
the Hlnuk Illlu , Well Known.
Sioux FALLS. S. D. , Jan. 4.j-Spouial [ to
THE BEE.J James M. Allen , who committed
suicide in the Black Hills Christmas day ,
was the first postmaster in this city ; ho
was the llrst register of dei'ds.of Minnchaha
county ; was cleric of the United States
district court , Second district atYankton ,
house clerk in the llrst two legislatures ,
charter member of the llrst Masonic lodge
In Dakota , and was in the battle of Whlto
Stouo Hills under General Stilly In 1803.
Allen went to the Black Hills in 1S7 , where
ho baa resided since. Ho fjvroto out a
biographical sketch before ho pded his life
and sent it to Hon. Chuuiiccy Wood of
Rapid City. Ha also wrote that the reason
for his last act was becausa his life was
prolltlcss ,
The South Dauota divorce colony has now
a prominent member in the person of Hobert
Morrison Brown , who Is managing director
of the Chinese Mining uud Engineering
company of Kipling , China. His cuso is
being tried ut BrooKlncs , wlicro his wife , '
Mrs. Agnes Cordon Brown , who resides In
Sin Francisco , Gal. , is hotly con
testing the caso. Tno plaintiff alleges
desertion and habitual drunkenness , but the
wife has answered , denying the charges ,
und asks that a divorce bo not granted. Tlio
trial of the case Is likely to develop some
sensational features. Brown has been
living in Sioux Falls for the past six months.
Trliil of ii .Smith Diiknta I'oUlii'.nter.
HOT Si'iuxoS. . D. , Jau. 4. [ Special Tele
gram to TUB Hun. ] B. W. Sopor , under
arrest on the charge of setting Ilro to the
postofllco building at Fuirbtirn , S. D. , had
Ills preliminary hearing tu this place today.
Ho was discharged.
.1 Dirini-.xn.
Onu ( if Colorado's ItluhiMt .Sllvor 'Minus .N'o
( .iinurr I'rolHuhlf ,
CoLoitADO Si'ittsus , Colo. , Jan.I. . A sen
sation was caused today at the annual meet
ing of ihoMolho Gibson Mining company by
the announcement of the .suspension of divi
dends. As a consequence the stock slumped
from $ l.-l. > a fthuro to $ I.'JJ in less than
thirty minutes , aud continued to decline
until the close of the local exchange , when
t was quoted at $1.10.
The Mollle Gibson is located at Aspen ,
and is , without doubt , the richest , us well
is tin ) most wonderful allvor mine in nil the
west. in 1890 the stock of this
company was kicked around the streets
of Denver , with no purchasers at ! ' 0
cents a share. Soon nfter tlili a rich
vein of mineral was found , nud In April ,
1MI ) , the company paid a dividend of $ .10,000
on the capital stuck of $1,000,000. From this
tlmo the stock rapidly advanced lu prleo
until at ono tlmo It wus quoted at fll.fiO per
slmro , In Juno , 165)1. ) the dividends wcro In
creased to ? lfiOlOt ) ) per mouth , and up to Do-
comtier 1.1 , IS'.KI , 5J.IWO.WW In dividends had
jcen pain.
All development work was Mapped on the
tnluelu July.iwlum the doHIno in thoprlcoof
silver cauu > . At that time the company hud
n Its reserve fund S. > 0J.OOO. , It hns Miieo
paid out lu dividends ant ; for labor ami new
pumps fKK.OUO. ! )
lu his letter lo the btooltholders Presi
dent , ! . J. Hagsorman says : "Tbo shaft is
low down to the truth level. 7TO feet from
the surface , The mliio contains < n rich ore
is over , and In as great qu.nuliy. but. thu
imuagcrs thought it advisable to discon
tinue all work and the payment of further
llvldond ! ) until the intuio prospects of
silver had been definitely bottled. "
.Mrs. l.unna Hindu MIT I'luur.
TorcKA , Kau. , J.jn.I. . Mrs. Mary E. Lcaso
has Hied quo warrunlo nniceedlngs In the
supreme court against' Mi1. Fivoborn , ap-
minted by Governor I.owclllng us her sue-
cessuron the state Hoard of Charities.
Freeborn has bsou ousted temporarily and
Mrs. Lease holds her plai-o on the Hoard of
Chui'ltU-3 till ttio tlual hearing of the case lu
February.
Appointed lo tlio 'ISuitril al t'anliini.
ToruKA , Jru. 4.J. . W. Labourite of Osage
county has been appointed a member of the
State Hoard of i'anlous , vice MucDonalU ,
rcslguuil. v
MAY RECLAIM f HE GULF LINE
Facts Which IirJicato that Segregation Sen
timent May Soon React.
RAILROAD WHEEL OF FORTUNE TURNING
Chunco that Ilia Dnnvor St Half , in Default
of 1U Intercut 1'iiympntn , Mny Ho
Aciiln Mmlo it I'xrt of the
Overland Syntoin.
The segregation of tlio great system ol
rails known to the western half of the
American continent ns the Union Paclllo Is
not so uoar likely to occur as had been pre
dicted a month ago. Factors of vital Import
have arisen to change the chaotic condition
of affairs considerably In the past fortnight ,
and there Is a more general feeling prevalent
among the higher olllcfals of the roan that
thu Union Pucillu will bo able to gain pos
session ot the Union Pacific , Denver ft Gulf
lu the very near future , notwithstanding
Judge Ilallott's decision In favor of ex-Gov-
ornor John 1C vans of Colorado and those con
nected with him in attempting lo dismember
the great system.
I'orecluMtro TnlK.
His a well known fact that Kocelvor
Trumbull of the Union Pacific , Denver &
Gulf has not asked that thn Interest on the
consolidated bonds duo in December and
January bo paid , and In consequence the
taut of foreclosure becomes of startling sig
nificance at this time , lu view of the position
the stockholders have taken looking toward
u united instead of a segregated system.
The Colorado Central lUilvvay company
has an outstanding first mortgage indebted
ness of ? 4.7S3OOt ) , of which 1,52:2,000 : is
owned by the Union Paclllo Uillway com
pany. Thcso bonds , which draw 7 per cent
Interest , uro u lirst mortgage on the lines of
the Colorado Central that wont into the
consolidation by which the Union Paclne ,
Denver A Gulf was formed , embracing the
line between Julcsburg and Lt : Sallo , adls-
tanco of 151 m.llcs , which forms a part of the
Short Line to Denver and also includes the
narrow gauge linns to Georgetown and Ccu-
tral City , probably thu most valuable of the
local lines in Colorado.
The Union Paeltlo , Denver & Gulf after
consolidation issued under Its consolidated
llrst mortgage bonds to the amount of $15-
711,000 of which thn Union Pacific owns
$7,1SOUO ! , those bonds drawing fl per cent In
terest. Taking thcso figures as true , which
appear in the annual reports , it is found that
the Interest on the combined bonds is , in
round numbers , $1,500,000 dividudias follows :
On the consolidated bonds , * SOO,000 ; Colorado
rado Central bonds , 150,000 , which repre
sent the fixed charces the Union Pacific ,
Denver & Gulf is compelled to pay on first
mortgage obligations above iU operating
expenses.
Knruliiffs Iimdc < | tiatc.
An examination of the annual rcjiorts of
the road show that in IS'JI the Union Pacilic ,
Denver & Gulf failed to earn enough money
to moot its interest account by Sllja.OS'J.iM ,
and for 18U3 failed to earn its interest
charges by $37U,4..1.00. These amounts were
made up to the Gulf company by the Union
Pacific company under a traflic agreement
which attorneys seem to concede is not now
binding on the receivers of the Union Pa
cific company , and which in consequence re
moves a source of great revenue from the
Gulf people.
During the years of the continuance of the
traffic agreement the Union Paclllo. Denver
& Gulf on all Joint business with the Union
Pacific company received a division of rates
arrived at by giving the Gulf company a
constructive mileage of three miles to ono ,
that is to say , the haul from Council Bluffs
to Denver Is 572 miles , the Union Pacific
mileage being 421 and the Gulf 151. A Joint
rate , say of SlOO , would bo divided by talcing
the Union PaciDc , mileage , ' J21 as against
three times the _ Gulf.'g mileage of 453 , the
Gulf people m this way receiving about 5J
per cent of the rate on an actual distance of
151 miles. With this traffic agreement cancelled -
celled , as now seems nioro than likely. Ho-
ceiver Trumbull will bo confronted with , a
problem that has bjjthercd the wise heads for
generations , how to get blood out of a tur
nip. The segregated road has never1 been a
money getter , and if the Juno interest Is defaulted - '
faulted , foreclosure is inevitable , and should
the road DO forced to u sale the Union Pa
cific will undoubtedly coruo into its own , for
the majority of the bondholders are in sym
pathy with a united system of rails stretch
ing from Omaha to the Pacific ocean.
About Union Pacific headquarters there is
a more contented fooling than has been dis
cernible for several weeks past , and the of
ficials will patiently bide their time , willing
to give Mr. Trumbull all the latitude pos
sible to realize his interest charges above
the operating expenses.
TKU.UItlJM , IS 11USY.
Not Alnrmuil ut the Latent IMriso of the
Union Puciflo Trouble.
Punm.0 , Colo. , Jan. 4. [ Special Telegram
to THE BEB.J Receiver Trumbull of the
Union Pacific , Denver & Gulf railroad was
tonight shown an Associated press dispatch
from Omaha , stating that he had not asked
that the interest on the consolidated bonds
duo in December and January oo paid , and in
conscqucjco the talk of foreclosure becomes
of startling significance at this tlmo , In
view of the position the stockholders have
taken looking toward a united Instead of a
segregated system ,
Mr.TrumbulIsaid that though , as.statedho
ha . not asked that the. interest bo , puld , tlio
conclusion drawn is not correct since his in
action in this regard is the result merely of
the pressure of matters In the operating'de
partment which have required immediate
attention and that it was of no significance.
W. A. Doucl , general superintendent , of
the Gulf division , who Is here with Mr.
Trumbull on a trip of inspection , announced
tonight that ho will remain with the Union
Paciliu us general superintendent with head
quarters at Denver.
Siiyg It t'lavura of DKIumcity.
DnxvF.it , Jan. ! . ICx-Govornor John Kvnns ,
when shown tonight the Associated press
dispatch from Omaha regarding the Gulf
system's finances , said :
"The idea of the Union Pacific attempting
to foreclose on the Gulf on account of Us
own failure to pay the coupons it contracted
to pay , most certainly smacks of dishonesty.
The contract to pay these bonds Is in effect ,
us sure as it exists , and wo will show them
so when the courts got hold of tlio matter.
Wo will not only earn our fixed charges , but
iiiunh moro when wo regain that immense
volume ot business which the Union Pacillo
admits in open court it diverted from our
system. "
Hallway Kmplnypii In SotKlon.
CIIICARO , Jan , 4. A special meeting of the
executive officers of the various brother
hoods of railway employes was hold here
today. Delegations from the conductors
order and members of the switchmen , fire
men , engineers. , telegraphers , and trainmen
brotherhoods were In attendance. Labor
legislation and the Injunction against tlio
Northern Pacillo employes wcro discussed.
Will Iti'lp Out Colorado.
UKNVKII , Jan , 4. On Monday a new Joint
uastuoiind froicht tariff goes into offcut.
There uro about fifty changes in the rates
ranging from 15 to 'JO per cent. The reduc
tion will penult Colorado products to enter
Into competition with the cast for the trade
in thu Missouri and Mississippi valleys.
Ita.idine Ijiiun ICtiiiiided.
Niw : YOHK , Jan. 4. Thn Raiding $3,500,000
loan has been renewed by Spoyur & Co ; for
three months on the terms proposed when It
was originally extended In October , which
Lulled for the ulvIng of $ . ' 50.000 addition se
curity of collateral trust bonds aud the pay-
urent of the three mouths Interest due.
\ \ ill Ciiiimilidatn.
Si'iitsaciEU ) , III. , Jan. ! . Articles of con
solidation of the stock , property , etc. , of the
Ohio & Mississippi Hlver with the Baltimore
ic ! Ohio Railroad company , the consolldulon
to bo known us the Baltimore & Southwest
ern railway , were filed today with the secre
tary of stato. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Iit't Coiulnir tu ilmiha.
Pim-uici.niu , Jan , 4. Ttio report that
the Pcni. lvjnia intends extcndlug its sys
tem to Omaha ! < ? clmraotorlzod bv Second
Vlco President Grcctrns absurd , it being the
settled policy of Mioromnnny not to build or
acquire any llnbn wnst of the Mississippi
rlvor. Q. ft .
WKSTKHN 11,11 rmtlAI ) MAItXATIiS.
llailly l > omnrnllzmt JlnUn Mnjr lie Itustorcil
After nimoiilt Work.
CHICAGO , Jan. , , r [ Special Telegram to
THE BHB.J Thaj lrpat Northern hotel was
thronged with b./ft / railroad officials today ,
The conference ofHtr uscontlneiital lines for
the discussion of j ji ijombrulUcd passenger
rate situation , w lai } , lias so long worked
havoc In the llnauglai statements of'tho dif
ferent roads occupying that vast territory ,
was opened with a full representation , In
cluding the Canadian Pacific.
1C. L. I xj m ax of Otnaha , general passenger
agent of the Union Pacific , watt honored
with the chairmanship of thp impor'.unt
mcctlnc. The meeting , adjourned this evenIng -
Ing , after the first survey of the situation
had been discussed in a friendly manner
without any formul'stop having been taken
toward an agreement. Chairman I > omax
said afterward that the policy would bo to
move slowly , and ho predicted that the con
ference would last a week. Ho also ex
pressed the opinion that a satisfactory
agreement would bo reached before the final
adjournment.
i'n.tltlon of this nintiirlilnp ; KUimnnt.
The Canadian Pacific , which Is regarded
as the disturbing element In the trancoiiti ;
ncntal field , Is represented by General Pas
senger-Agent McNlchoIl of Montreal. Thus
far In the meeting , howuvor , It 1ms not
stated the concession It requires to Induce it
to come Into harmonious working relations
with the other lines. The Canadian Pacific
is demanding a differential , and some of the
ether lines are trying to persuade it to agrco
to a uniform rate from St. Paul aim Missouri
river gateways to San Francisco , and to
apply Its differential via of its water route
from Vancouver , but this proposal will
hardly bo acceptable. *
Tiio other lines do not feel that the Cana
dian road Is entitled to : t rail differential because -
cause It Is practically out of the computing
territory. The Canadian Pacilic has now a
$20 differential in effect from St. 1'jul to
North Pacific coast points on first-class lim
ited tickets , and a $ o differential on second-
class tickets.
AVhrro Ilnruiiiny Meg.
It would be satisfied with a $10 differ
ential if the rate from St. Paul to Portland
were no liiirhcr than the rate from Missouri
river to California , points. Just at present
the St. Paul-Portland rate by the other
lines Is higher than the Alississipp ! river
California rate. These rates will un
doubtedly bo harmonized If any agreement
Is reached.
The Southern Pacific wants concessions
from the Western Passcnccr association
roads , and in return for thcso the Western
Passenger association roads want con
cessions from the Southern Pacific. If the
Canadian Pacific's demand for a differential
be entertained the Alton will put in u claim
for ono for its now southern through route ,
by which the tlnio is twenty-four hours
longer to Portland than the Canadian Pa
cific's time.
.SIffiml for Mora War.
The failure of the conference to reach an
agreement on the' . o perplexing questions
will in all probabllityjto tlio signal for tlio
old war to break qutvvitu renewed vliror.
The following ajfb tlio lines represented in
the conference : . ' .XJrelit Northern. Northern
Pacific , Union Kicllic , Southern Pacific ,
Missouri Pacific. " Texas Pacific , Canadian
Pacific , Burlington' , Hock Island , Santa Fo ,
Hlo Grande and , 'plp Grande Western. The
meeting adjourned to 10 o'clock tomorrow.
Mninrd n9tovr Agent.
CHICAGO , Jan. 4 ivii' . Pratt , head of the
Western Passenger Emigrant Clearing asso
ciation in Now YorU.'was today practically
made general agent of fcho association. The
proposition was-.unanimously approved by
all lines represented ut today's mooting of
the association , , 'but , ' Mr , Pratt's tltlo will
not bo confirmcdmitil ono line , not at the
meeting today .is givVn an opportunity to
vote. All other bpslnosS at the meeting was
of a routine natur $ > . > < f. .
' '
'Chairman Mldgjoyb'f the Western Froicht
association declared today that froightratos
will not go up on" Jjinuary 0. and that the
See Paclllo would , by next Albtiday ut the
outside , abandon its 25 cent rate from Minne
apolis to the seaboard. A proposition to
pool the Minneapolis "business is being con
sidered by tlio Western Freight association
Hues. '
Mayor Hopkins has taken up the light for
the abolishment of grade crossings and de
clares that tracks inside the cit.v must bo
elevated. Health Commissioner Reynolds
lias submitted a report In which ho declares
that If all the Toads will adopt the same
block system as the T5rio there will bo no
necessity for elevating t'.io tracks. Accord
ing to Commissioner Reynolds this line car
ried D2S.OOO passengers into Chicago last
year and did not injure any of them.
CONDITION PJJ Till ; ATCIIISON" .
Stntcmrnt Miuta by Receiver * ICeinhart nnu
MoCook.
NKW YORK , Jan. 4. The following official
statement is Issued by the receivers of the
Atchison , Topeka & Santa Fc Railroad com
pany :
Dospatchni Indicate some "English newspa
pers have given currency recently to state
ments lelucruphed from Chicago and purport-
in Lto have boon made by Uuorgo reck , the
Konoru ! solicitor of the Atclilson syo-
toni , and Mr. Wilson , recently appointed
ono of the receivers of thn property
of the company. In these allowed ox-
extracts from Interviews thesn Kuntlumon
are reported as tinylnj ; tlio Atelilson was
Known to bo Insolvent as early as lust August
and local papers were drawn In anticipation
of a , receivership , lloth these gentlemen de
clare the alleged .statements attributed to
thorn nra faUo and wltliont foundation. The
Ilimnolul condition of the company wus
clearly and accurately given In the statement
of thu directors Issued December'J3 , showing
that Its wustorn accounts wcro normal. The
condition of the systemIncluding the Ht. f.ouls
and San I'ranclnco , Atlantic & 1'acllle , Color
ado Midland and all other itii.xlllury com
panies , Is as given in the directors' statement
of DiH-oinlier i3 ! , which shows total demand
and tlmo loans and notes with collateral duo
from December 1HU3 to Juno 1804 , ? GaJO.OUO (
and total coupon Interest and othnr llxed ob
ligations due January 1 , itUOO.OOU ; ,
SUM lii ( iucil Slmpe.
Sluco thu appointment of receiver * thn loans
Imve beuu continued and the collateral held
Intact for the company. This practically
leaved the Atchlsou company , for It-
nc.lt und all Its auxiliaries , in addi
tion to tlio Heating debt above stated , iiwliiir
but ? 3louo,0 ( ) ( ) . Doing the aggregate amount of
Inlei-est due January 1 , 1UU4 ,
"L'pon iho return of President Itnlnhart
from Knropii ho was confident of the ability of
the company to pay Its Intiuaston January 1
and gavu iixpressmn to this ballot without hes
itation. Thu condition of thu ne oi Hit Ions
was such that lln saw no roasnn to change Ids
views until thu atUiriloon of Monday , the IHtli
day of lceumbor-wlii ) < n It became known to
tlui olllcor.sot thn | cimi | > any that Chairman
Magoun could natnUa4Jtly ! | mirvlvu moro than
a few duys. This f U , nddod many complica
tions to [ ho situation , nnd upon the same day ,
from advices rcceJyiyl from abroad , Mr. Ueln-
hart became HiuHued fho company could not
ralsu the money iluctiWary to 'puss thu 1st of
January. \ - !
Determinedto > 2\6k for ItccMvers.
A meiitlns of thft diYcctors wus convened ,
and It wus dotorinblM.fn bo their duty to take
Btups ns mlBht best fcon.sorvK thu Intercuts of
tint company , its , iJto/iKholders / , bondholders
and creditors and to'prevent thu disintegra
tion of thu Kyatom. , nml not to oppose thn
appointment of rrct'lv'or.s ' If asked for by
thortn whose IntoreUnMt would lit ) to preserve
and protect thn prVinl-rl'y ' as a wluilo , It was
then Monday , lluetfrnl&'r ' 1H , when thu olllcurs
of the company hc'WnW1 .satUllod the receiver
ship was nece > tarj"fV > 'liroti'Ct thu Interests of
the road. On thct'uvftornoon of thu fol
lowing day , Decnuilwr HI. counsel repre
senting thn Atclilson and the St. l.oiils
Han 1'ranclscn and thu counsel of
thn trust companies , trustees of mortgages
covnrlng all tlm properties of tha railroad
companies , bugun thu preparation of thu nt'C-
tissary papora , which were completed on
Thursday , Doci'inher.'Jl.on which day counsel
left for thu west to submit thu papurn lo.Indue
Caldwolltit 1,11 tie Itoak. Prior to Tuesday
no MigKiistlons wnru made nor papers drawn
up , or steps of any kind taken toward the up-
Itolntnicntof receivers.
I'mlur ordinary circumstances U would not
be Important tpatatu lliu.su facts , but thu mls-
rrpresentatlontj which Imvo .been cabled ren
der st de.slruble ( hat thu fuctakhould bo stated
and known , , JV. . HEIMIAUT.
J. J , McCooK.
Will lie SolU ToUuv.
KANSAS Oirr , Jan. 4. The sale of the
Kansas City , Wyamlotto & Northwestern
allway Is sot for tomorrow morning at 11
o'clock. U la probable that the road will Ixi
purchased by the Kansas City & North
western company , which wet > chartered
uudor tbo Kansas laws last weclc , aud that
It will bo operated In the future ns n Gouli
line , mm In connection with the Mlssotir
Pacific ,
It Is said that ono of the Important de
velopments to follow Immodltitcly after the
purchase will bo the building of n twelve
mile extension of the old Cnrhoudiilo brand
from Carbon Hill to Osage City. By this
improvement the Missouri Paclllo company's
main line through Kansas to Denver , wind
Is now 700 miles , would bo shortened forty
snvcn miles by running Its trains out over
the Northwestern toTonganoxlo , and thenci
over the Carbondato branch from Tonga
noxlo to Osage City.
TOOK CIIAIUJI : 01TIII : KOAD.
Atlantic & I'nrlllc Now Heine MntinReil by
AiiiUQt'nUQUB , N. M. , Jan.4. Judiro Need
ham C. Collier , associate Justice of thu supreme
promo court , today placed Iho Atlantic &
Pacific In the hands of Joseph W. Keinhurt
John J. McCook and Joseph W. Wilson as re
colvors , on n suit brought by the Mercantile
Trust company of Now York. The plaintiff
was represented by W. B. Chlldcrs of this
city and W. W. Green , of Alexander X
Grcoi ! . of Now York. General Counsel N
C. Slurry appeared for the Atlantic it Pa
nine. The bill alleges that $3,050,1)01) ) ) of second
end mortgage bonds are now duo. with inter
cstatObur cent , nnd fitu.'i.noo lntnrc.it duo
March 1 Is unpaid. The lloatlng indebtedness -
ness Is ? ir > , OW.
The court orders the receivers to file
bonds of $ ' , ' , r > ,000 each , and authorizes thorn
to operate the rand ana take possession ol
all property. This action was not alto
gether unexpected.
"Tho appointment as receivers of the
present Santa Fo receivers , " the Democrat
will say tomorrow , "is oiioi-ally commended.
It will tend to the best r'-sults and preserve
the Integrity of the system. "
Could Not I'uy the Intrrmt.
ST. Louis , Jan. 4. It was learned hero to
day that the Louisville , Kvansvlllo & St.
Louis Consolidated railroad has so far been
unable to pay the January interest coupons
on its 5 percent first mortgage bonds. The
interest was due Monday , but the road hns
been unablu to meet It. Ovur forty ol the
bonds in ( ( ucstion are owned lu St. Louis. It
is stated that iho road has half the amount
necessary and may bo able to make arrange
ments for deferred payments.
Itccvlver o. thu Ohio Vnllcy.
iMHAXAi'ous , Jan. 4. John McLood has
Just boon appointed receiver for the Ohio
Valley railway by Judge Baker ol the United
States court on petitions of W. H. Browns
Sons nnd others. These proceedings are
auxiliary to the action of the Kentucky fed
eral circuit court.
KiMH'lvcini Tu It ii ( .luii-cr.
, Jan. 4 Judco Wood has ap
pointed F. O. Hopkins and James H : Wilson
receivers for the Louisville , Kvunsvllle &
St. Louis Consolidated Railway company.
The line is 800 miles long and was lately
controlled by the D. J. Mackay syndicate.
ICnllwiiy NotfH.
F. A. Nnsh , general agent of the Milwau
kee , returned from Chicago yesterday.
AV. B. Doddridpe , general manager of Mis
souri Pacific , will arrive in Omaha this
evening.
F. J. Clarke , travclimr live stock agent of
the Northwestern , with headquarters at
Denver , Is In Omaha.
Messrs. George H. Crosby of the Burling
ton and H. H. Hitchle of the Northwestern
arc laid up with la griupo.
C. A. Goodnow , superintendent , and G. II.
Morrison , assistant superintendent of the
Milwaukee , wcro In the city yesterday.
General Agent Nnsh of the Milwaukee ,
speaking of thu now depot scheme , said that
it was a most commendable object and
should have the support of the peoplo. ' 'Of
course the Milwaukee will occupy the depot
if the other eastern lines decide to enter the
structure. The location is excellent and
ought to meet with hearty encouragement. "
UND3B THE WHEELS.
Street Cnr Accident Causes the Death ot
Llttln Jnnic I'ouDudy.
An accident occurred at 5 o'clock yester
day afternoon in front of Kirscht & Duerr's
wholesale house on Tenth street.
James Peabody , son of Dr. John D. Peabody -
body , a bright llttlo lad 10 years
of age , was crushed to death under
the wheels of a northbound en bio car. In
company with two other boys he had
boarded the train and when Conductor Gil-
quist approached the front platform of the
trailer on which the boys stood , all three
Jumped off , but young Peabody was cauglu
and drawn under the car , both wheels of
which passed over his head.
The accident was not nolccd by the con
ductor , but a J ir to the car led him to sus
pect that something was wrong. Ho sig
naled the gripmaii to stop and , looking
back , ho saw the body of the boy lying on
tup track , Ho died before those nearest to
the spot could reach him.
The remains wcro taken to Stephcnsou's
barn and Coroner Maul notified of
the occurrence. On his arrival the
body was convoyed to the morgue ,
where shortly after 0 o'clock Dr. Peabody ,
si- . , identified it as. that of his grandson.
Later on it was taken to the father's resi
dence at 1714 Douclus street. Coroner Maul
stated last night that ho was undecided
whether to hold an inquest , as Dr. Peabody ,
sr. , scorned satisfied that it was purely an
accident.
MOST 7/I.V 7 / > jr.
Tlill Kvaiit , the Itiirdttowii , Ivy. , rieiul
Awaiting Ills I-'iilo.
BAIIII.STOWN , Ky. , Jan. 4 Down-hearted
and with a forsaken look on hU face Phil
Kvans lies in his cell this morning waiting
until tomorrow at 1 p. m. , when ho will betaken
taken from Jail by Sheriff Pence and
hanged. Kvans' careless manner and
Indifference are now things of the
past. Before ho Is summoned to the highest
tribunal for trial It Is thought ho will make
u clean breast of the whole matter und not
go to his doom , llko so many ether criminals ,
with a llo upon his lips. ICvans is fully ro-
pcntaut nnd seems to bo really sluccro hi tils
preparations for death. Father O'Conncll ,
his spiritual adviser , visits him frequently
and speaks words of comfort to the con
demned limn. During Father O'Conncll's
stay of twelve years In this city two colored
mon have been hanged , nnd it has fallen to
his lot as a priest to attend both.
Evans has has given up all hope of escap
ing from death. The death watch walks
before his cell and ho is not given any op
portunity to even try to escape.
Llzzlo Kvans , wife of the condemned man ,
cm no from her homo In Louisville on ttio 11
o'clock tram today and visited him , She
appeared to bo greatly affected.
Jl I'S Tlill TO U3 31. t DKLIXK ,
Her Alnvcmonl * Cuuilnc
llreulilnrldgo Much IJiioiiiliicim ,
LEXINGTON , Ky. , Jan. 4. The mysterious
movements of Miss Madeline Pollard slnco
leaving Cincinnati are greatly perplexing
Colonel Brccklnrldgo and his friends here.
A woman answering thu description of Miss
Pollard arrived over the Ixjiilsvlllo Southern
last night , but no trace can bo found of her
today. It Is Important to Colonel Brcckln-
rldco and his friends to know what Miss
Pollard wantn In this city , and her move
ments arc causing them no llttlo uneasiness.
Cnlorudn Steel WurlUTf.
PUKIII.O , Colo. , Jan. 4. The tlmo given the
steel workers nt Bessemer to sign the now
scale expired tonight , Thu management
claims that a largo number had signed , but
the men say that very few have done so.
The probability is that some of the men have
quietly signed.
Superintendent Koblnson says that at all
events the works will resume between the
iT-Maiid the ' 5tti of thU month.
licet Hugnr factory.
Advices were received In Omaha yes
terday that Count Lublonskl would arrive
hero on the 20th lust. with au
engineer and select n proposed alto
for ttio boot sugar factory , lie reporta en
couraging progress in oreanUlng capital for
the venture nnd will erect a plant with
capacity exceeding th figures lu tbo
agreement.
FOR PURIFYING THE TURF
High Aim Which n Proposed Association ol
Horsa Owners Has in View , ,
IMPORTANT MEETING MELD IN NEW YORK
James It. Krone Kxplnln * to tlio Mngimto *
ol the Itiirlng World tlio I'liin Ho
unit Ills Associates Hiiro
HOOII Maturing.
NEW YOHK. Jan. 4 , If a sport had entered
thu Hoffman house this afternoon ho would
hnvo Imagined himself to bo in the butting
Hue on a Brooklyn handicap day. The sportIng -
Ing clement was well represented , In ono
corner were nick Crokcr , Phil Dwyer and
Dr. Knapp In eloso conversallo'n , while
"Snapper" Garrison , "Plttsburg 1'hll" and
veteran Billy Howard held an niilntntcd
conversation In another comer , and a few
foot away from them Charles Keod , the
well known sportsman and horseman , kept a
cotorlo of horsey individuals In continual
laughter by his Jokes. This sporting olo-
nient was brought together by the adver
tised intention of the Horse Owners associa
tion , or , rather , the new American Jockey
club , which sprung about two wcoks ago
Into what promises to be a standard organ
ization. Committees from the board of con
trol and from the horse owners have been In
consultation for the past week with the ob
ject In view of making the now American
Turf association an exemplary association.
Several meetings have taken place , and the
sporting world and that which pertains
thereto , anxiously awaited the outcome of
the committee's consultations.
HI ? ( inns In UiHistiltiillnii.
Shortly after 5 o'clock the committee of
three , comprising Messrs. James U. Kcunc ,
J. O. Dormer anil Perry Bclmont , took thu
elevator to the mooting hall on the second
Hour of the Hoffman houso. They repre
sented the Horse Owners association In the
Interviews had with a reporter. The horse1
owners who were awaiting the statement
which they hail to maUo wcro : P. J. Dvvyer ,
J. A. Oalway , A. L. Wnleott and John
Hunter. They mot behind closed doors ,
where they were closeted for fully half an
hour , during which tlmo the sporting
clement which has been described above
was anxiously awaiting the word that the
"game" was open.
When the public meeting was called to
order J. H. Kcone , chairman , opened the pro
ceedings by reading the report of the sub
committee. 'I ho report as read informed
those present U'Ht thn committee appointed
at a meeting of horsemen December 18 had
decided on a scheme of organization of
horse owners. The committee , after having
conferred twice with the board of control
committee of thrco and with race track
owners and ofllcials , suggested that the desired -
sired result could only bo accomplished by
enlarging the board of control. For that
object the committee deemed it desirable to
form a new Jockey club , which should bo
limited to fifty members.
.Inn K re n i ) J'jxphiliiB. '
As soon as Mr. Keene had read this report
ho told those present the object of the pro
posed Jockey club was to purify the turf.
Among other tilings ho said : "Wo have
come to tlio oplonion that some schema of
turf reform was b.idly needed , and the for
mation of a Jockey club will bo the surest
method of success.Vo want it distinctly
understood that our idea is to give the
same opportunity of success on the
turf to the humblest man as well as
to the wealthiest. I am willing to
resign from this committee , ns I did , If i may
call it resignation in my declining to accept
a similar position , in the board of control
some time ago. Wo do not want people to
zrumblo at the way matters are'transacted.
Wo will endeavor to have over.v contest
atjovo suspicion and for the credit of the
American turf. "
ColouOl Browstor , representing the Wash
ington Park association of Chicago , asked if
the intended Jockey club was meant to cover
the United States or only In part or only the
eastern part of it particularly.
In answer Mr. Ivcono said : "I can assure
my friends from the west that racing mat
ters in the east , in fact in Now York and
JNOW Jersey , will bo Important enough for
us to consider or oven try to govern. What
wo want to make and what the turf wants
to have is tone and character , and without
these two things the American turf will
fall. "
I'hll Hwyer's Itumurlci.
P. J. Dwyer was asked by the chairman to
say something lu reference to an increase
.n the stakes or purses offered at the local
race truck and In a brief way answered :
"I am willing to do all in my power to for
ward tho.interests . of every person connected
with the American turl. Thcro is no racing
issoclatlon in this country that will give
ilgher purses than I will. I will do every
thing within my power and all I ask is to
; lve us good people , no figureheads , but good
.vorkors. "
Mr. Dwyor's remarks wore loudly ap-
ilaudod and them J. A. Gal way said : In rof-
jrcnco to the remarks of our friend , Colonel
3rowster , 1 think the sense of this meeting
indttho object it wishes to attain , will bear
no out in thu statement that when a
> orsou is ruled off any of ttio
racks which this club proposes to
lave under Its control , or any forfeit duo by
u person to raclmr associations under its
control , would be debarred by nil otbor rac-
ng associations throughout , the United
States. No ono has done nioro recently
ban Colonel Browstcr to collect forfeits ,
aud it may bo news to some people hero
vhcii I inform them that within a recent
icriod ho has sent to the eastern nssoeia-
lens checks aggregating $10,000 , which hems
ms collected from persons who owed
orfclt : . . "
Commlttuo on Organisation.
Mr. ICeono put the following resolution :
That till1) mooting constitute tlio gentlemen
vho have liuun named as thn liicorporalnr.s of
bis club , a committee with full power tocon-
liiuo the negotiations with thu ulllclalsnr tlm
Ifferent associations mid tlio board of eon-
rol In order to complete the organization of a
ocUey club as proposed , mm Iwvo power to
all this mooting tuzotlior whenever they
ucd Its ndvlcoand assistance.
It was adopted unanimously. The follow-
ng is the committee named In the rosolu-
Ion : J. H. Hunter , James H , Koenu , Jumcs
{ . Knssott , August Holtnont , Perry Bel-
lout. Colonel W. P. Thompson , J. A. Gnl-
vuy , J. H. HagKln. l . horillurd. Dr. G. U
Cnapp. Gray Grmwold , J. O. Donnor , W.
ay and A. ( J. Mouson
brAKItlNU I'M III WIND.
Mniingnra ot tlio Dnv.il C.'lnh ' ( iroplnc
Around thn Itini ; at 1'riwnt.
jACKsoxviu.n , Jan. 4. The "touts" hero
say the Duval Athlotln club cannot bo
lieaton. It now looks as though Manager
Bowden aud the other olllclals would go to
almost any length to defeat Governor Mitch
ell's opposition. Tickets are still being sold
for admission to the big ring , which
undoubtedly will bo completed whether
or not the club can successfully
curry out their end of the agree
ment right in that spot. According to the
now plan , a train will bo placed at thu dis
posal of thn club forty-eight hours previous
to the light and the nanio length of
tlmo after the contest has boon
scheduled to begin. The spectators
will bo given the tip and hurried
on the train which will carry them to the
battle ground. Manager Ilowdcn was uslcud
tonight In regard to the truth of these
rumors. Ho said ; "Not a word of truth in
them. If anything of the kind was thought
of 1 should KIIOW U , "
Some of the stories which have been co-
ing around todayconveyed the Idea that the
club Intended to put money on Corbdtt.
Manager Bowden , In that connection , said :
"I have hoard of It but it U all faUo , "
Manager Bowden has written to Governor
Mitchell In regard to the club's position In
the matter. As yet lin has received no
answer.
Charles Mitchell says ho cannot forbear
making public hi * dissatisfaction at thu
manner In which ho alleges Corbett signed
the articles. Ho claims that Corbett signed
last night through hU manager , Billy Bradv ,
and declurto ho will not abide by thorn un
less the American champion signs thoui him
self. As a matter of fact , Corbott last night
signed thu articles personally ,
ntt.ii > .
Vinrnnto ( liirrlit Terre * .
CUT or MKXIUO , Jan. 4. Two loaders In
Mexican affairs 'died here 'yesterday
Vlnconto Garcia Torres , editor of the Dally
Monitor Ucpubltcano , one of the most Influ
ential of Presldpnt Dl ? ' friends , and I. Ij.
Vnllorntm , one of the commission drafting
thu Mexican constitution ot 1357 and ox-
vice president of the republic.
Huron
LONDON' , Jan.I. . Baron Crown iUod yes
terday evening. Ho was born August 10 ,
181L1 , and succeeded to the tltlo In ISJtf. Ho
was one of the few homo rule members of
the House of fiords.
llUluii | of
PAIIIS , Jan. ! . Mgr. Katcot , bishop of
Bruges , died today.
iil7.nlctli : II , I'ciihiiily.
BOSTON. Jan.I. . The venerable KllMbot.li
H , Peabody of Jamaica Plains Is dead. She
was ono of thu advanced educators of the
country and was directly concerned In the
Introduction of the kindergarten system in
this country , and has been foremost In all
educational reforms , especially In that of
establishing now and Important methods In
the existing school system. She was born
lit Blllerlca , Mass. , May 10 , 133J.
huiKirii Torrci.
SAN Dtnoo. Cnl. , Jan. 4. News received
from Hormosilo of the death of Sonora
lorres , mother of Governor Torres of Sonora
and Yucatan.
Nnno Vim JJiumi.
ST. I'Aur , , Jan. .1. Isaac Van Duscu , a
prominent railroad contractor and builder.
has Just died In this city , aged 77 years. In
1841 ho built the llrst street railway In Now
York City.
SUSPECTED
I'olloe Think Tln-y Iliivo tun Man Who Kill
' ( ho Smith Oiiinlin Job.
Since the reported attempt to blow the
safe in the B. & M. depot at South Omaha ,
which occurred Wednesday nigut , mnmbors
of the Omaha police force havu been on the
lookout for parties answering the descrip
tion of two men who were soon near the
depot on the night in quest inn.
With the arrest of Thomas Oontlor , James
Carroll ; W. J. Armand , Thomas O'Dowd , li
C. Brandon and John IColloy , who were
taken lu custody by Detectives Savage ,
Dempsey and Dunn last uiirlit , It is believed
the right parlies are under lock and key.
All are slated as suspicious characters , and
when searched ono of the gang. had a six-
inch tin tube about a ( | uartor of on inch in
.liamctcr in his possession , such as Is used
uy safeblowcrs for tilling drilled holes wich
l > o\vdor. When questioned as to their resi
dence they said their lodging place was at
7t ( ) South Thirteenth street.
The proprietor of the establishment being
sent for , explained that the six men carne
there throe or four nights ago. Wednesday
night they roRistercd as usual , but none of
them occupied their lodgings until 0 o'clock
the next morning. In explanation of their
absence on this night they said they had
done night work nt the smelting works.
o
At Unity Church Tonight.
Mr. A. J. G rover , assistant city engineer ,
will lecture this evening at the Unitarian
ihurch , Seventeenth and Cass streets. Sub-
cot : "Sanitary Progress. "
E. 1C Valentino of West Point is in the
city.
city.Colonel
Colonel E. S. Brooks of Denver Is a Pnxton
nitron.
Harry Harmon , the leading Jeweler os
Vfton , la. , was in the city yesterday.
Michael M. Dolphin of Kansas CItv , a
ncmbor of the Order of Hallway Telcg-
aphors , Is at the Mlllard.
B. P. Humphrey , traveling passenger
agent of the Lake Shore & Michigan South
ern railway , is a guest at the Mlllard.
Julo Walters of "Sidetracked , " and
Charles H. Yale and wife of "The Devil's
Auction , " lire amoiid the theatrical people
registered at the Mlllard.
Mr. Thomas W. Kyloy , manager of the
"Gloriaua" company , is in the city.
"Gloriana" will bo presented at Boyd'a
Saturday night of next week by the original
company.
Mr. Borrio .Tarrott. In advance of Mr.
Stuart Uobson , is In trip city arranctng for
the presentation of "A Comedy of Krrors"
at Boyd's Thursday and Friday nights of
next week.
At the Mercer : James W. L.usk , Denver ;
C. W. Scott , Chicago ; U 12. Ogden , Minne
apolis : 11. U Hiirmount , .Loomis , Wash. ;
Hon. Samuel Chapman , John A. Davics ,
Pltittsinoutli ; C. II. Swallow nd wife ,
Leigh , Neb. ; Cornelius Kirk , Philadelphia ;
It. McDonald , W. L. Welsh , city ; U. H.
Townley , U. S. N. ; J. D. Dalcry. Beatrice ;
J. L. Baker , Hot Springs ; J.V. . Russell ,
Davenport ; Ira IJ. Close , Chicago ; II. M. do
Lav-allude , Denver.
AS A SUPPORT
for exhausted , ncrvoua ,
overworked woinou ,
nothing can do as much
ns Dr. I'iorce's Favorite
Prescription. It rcgu-
latos and assists nil the
natural functions , never
conflicts with tbom , and
it btrengthciis and .builda
1 Jl up the fcmulo system in
b = : o way of Its own.
illj H. Nursing mothers and
Hr'ft women iipproachlugcon-
JO ynnoinenl , will llml it
I "exactly lilted lo tholr
needs. It lessens the pains and burdens of
child-bearing , ensures healthy , vigorous off
spring and promotes an abundant xccrction
of nourishment on the part of the mother.
It's mi invigorating , rratoratlvo tonic , a
soothing nnd strengthening norvino , nnd
the only guaranteed remedy for woman's
chronic Ills and ailmonte. If it doesn't bcno-
llt or euro , In the case of every tired or af-
Ulctod woman , tihu'll have her money bade.
On these terms , can anything clsM bo "just
ns good " for you to buy <
You'ro offered $ r 00. or a euro of Catarrh ,
by the proprictora ot Dr. Sago'a Ucuiody.
A-MUSISMISNTS.
FOUR NIDHTS
OF GRAND SPECTACLE
JANUART 4
.MATINKt : SATURDAY.
CHAS. H. YALE'S
NEWEST "DEVIL'S ' AUCTION , II
All f Foonory , Oostumes , Company ,
/ l-i I J iTumliires , C'uryplieos. Bullets ,
Hnoelaltles.l.'eaiuruH.I'roporllm
WFXAHnoelaltles.l.'eaiuruH.I'roporllm )
INiwVV t I'nrapliornullii.ldniiHSIIuutlnni
Half u Hiiiulreil I'l'opk' . Hi-unlu FonlnriM. Now
Thin yi-'ir. Tlu > { 'oinn'11 rirunlwr of Mniihlatu ,
ahlo IliuK'dlctliiK VunltH. Tlm lYiiul or the I'au'O-
il.tH. The ( JiiMrii Ktialuis nf HID llilali. Tlm
la/7.1hiir Traniifonmtlon The Advent ot Hprlnx ,
Novel ll.'tlluts. Now this yi > : ir.
S.il of w.its opoiisV"'luosiliy at iisinl prlutiu.
! 5h ! STREET
CARLETON OPERA CO.
TONIGHT
BoliBinian.Birl
_ MATINEEJJATURDAY.
I5TH STREET THEflf ! . ' ,
Ono week , coininonolng Matinee ,
BUNDA.VJANUARY 7
The Sonsatlonnl Uomody-Draiiia ,
SIDE TRACKED.
WpihiBiilay M at Innoi Saturday.
E"DEN MUSEE"
1015 DODQE STREET.
WKKK OF JANUAUY 1ST.
THE ROOSTER STRING BAND
2-STAGES-2-SHOW3-2
OMJ DIME. NO